ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS
Students will visit three field sites in Mexico, Costa Rica,
and Brazil to understand how ecosystems sustain wildlife
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorer/ecosystems/index.htm
RAINFORESTS
Excellent resources have been collected here to help students
build a research report on the rainforests of the world
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/rainforests/index.htm
BUILDING A BIOME
following the directions given at this site, build either a desert, grass-
lands, a deciduous forest, or a rainforest biome.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9439.html
Aquatic Biodiversity
What's The Difference Between A Lake And A Pond?
http://www.epa.gov/bioindicators/aquatic/lake-r.html
Along The Food Chain
The next time you bite into a turkey, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, think
about where this puts you along the food chain.
http://riverdeep.net/current/2002/09/090902t_foodchain.jhtml
Visit the Wetlands
Take a Virtual Journey through wetlands
http://riverdeep.net/current/2001/07/072301_m_wetlands.jhtml
A brief description of the different types of habitats.
http://www.enature.com/outdoors/outdoors_home.asp
Ocean Habitat
The Great Barrier Reef, an undersea habitat
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/reef/reef1_flash.html
A Good Place To Start Looking For Habitat Information
http://linktolearning.com/grade4science.htm
FORESTS
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html
DESERTS
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/deserts.html
GRASSLANDS
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/grassland.html
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS
http://www.enviro-explorers.com/wildflowers/importance_of_plants_and_plant_c.htm
ECOSYSTEMS
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm#
RAINFORESTS
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/
SIX HABITATS
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htm
MORE FORESTS
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/forests/index.cfm
The Biomes of the World
Freshwater Ecosystems Saltwater Ecosystems
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/
Build a Praire
http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/build/
The Wattershed Game
Learn about watersheds. Many things happen in a watershed that affect the
quality of the water we rely upon. What are they? Would you make the best
decisions in managing your watershed?
http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/watershed/watershed2.html
Learn about the various animals that live in the freshwater biome of the
Great Lakes.
http://www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/greatlakes/fieldguide3.html
A tidal pool is a small aquatic habitat. See one at this website
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/edgeofsea/tidepool.html
Jungle
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun/deepjungle_flash.html
Other Resources